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Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
06 - Captain America Called, You're Grounded!
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
Tuesday Jun 15, 2021
In a somewhat chaotic sixth episode, Pie and Lulu revisit their superhero comic nerd roots by rereading Young Avengers. A teenage superhero team originally created in 2005 by Allan Heinburg and Jim Cheung, members of the Young Avengers have gone on to become popular throughout the Marvel universe, starring in team books, solo stories, and epic comic crossovers. Starting back at the first run and reading all the way up to recent months, we discuss one of the most bonkers family trees at Marvel, LGBTQ+ representation in superhero comics, and the difficulties of life as a superpowered teen crimefighter, as well critiquing what has or hasn’t held up in the years since we first discovered these comics.
Content warnings: discussions of drug addiction, sexual assault, antiblack racism, human experimentation, depression, and suicidal ideation.
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Comics discussed in-depth:
Young Avengers (2005) by Allan Heinburg and Jim Cheung
Young Avengers: Children’s Crusade by Allan Heinburg and Jim Cheung
Young Avengers (2013) by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie
Empyre by Al Ewing & various others
Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling by Chip Zdarsky and Anthony Oliveira
King in Black: Wiccan and Hulkling by Tini Howard (correction: with art by Luciano Vecchio)
Other comics & media mentioned
I Hope You’re Listening by Tom Ryan
All-New Wolverine by by Tom Taylor
House of M by Brian Michael Bendis
Runaways by Brian K. Vaughn and Adrian Alphona
X-Factor Investigations by Peter David
Hawkeye by Matt Fraction
Vengeance by Joe Casey
Marvel Boy by Grant Morrison
New X-Men: Academy X by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir
The Wicked and the Divine by Kieron Gillen
America by Gabby Rivera
America Chavez: Made in the USA by Kalinda Vázquez
Guardians of the Galaxy by Al Ewing
X-Factor by Leah Williams
Marvel Voices: Pride anthology (upcoming)
Hawkeye by Kelly Thompson
West Coast Avengers by Kelly Thompson
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